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H. E. BRADN ER RUNNER DEVICE 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INQ'ENTC! ds A'IIURNELY May 5, 1925. 1,536,325

H. E. BRADNER v RUNNER nmvlc Filed Aug. 5, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTEJ ATTUFKQEY Patented May 5, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY E. BRAIDNER, F FREMONT, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE TVJ'IN-PLEX REVERfiIBLEWINDOW COMPANY, INC, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK,

A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

RUNNER DEVICE.

Application filed August 5, 1921. Serial No. 489,993.

TocrZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I'IARRY E. BRADNER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Fremont, Sandusky County Ohio, have invented new and useful Runner Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swingable mounting of closures. An object of this a runner that .may be applied to a new sash before installation, or to an old sash without device of the invention in connection with a window having two sashes;

Fig. 2 is a view of an assembled sash with the runner mounting therewith, parts being broken away, to show features of the invention herein; i i Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view looking down on a window structure showing features of the invention, parts being broken away, and the frame being in elevation with the top removed;

Fig. s1 is a distributive view in perspective of a sash and runner elements therefor.

Building structure 1 is shownas having window frame 2 therein for lower sash 3 and upper sash 41. The runner unit of this invention comprises a main member 5 having interi'nediate its length and centrally thereof an opening 6 (left of Fig. 4) from which shallow extensions or seat port ons a 1 I" (extend longltudlnally 01 this runner a. From the shallow seat portions 7, one on each side the centralopemng 6,extend seat 40 or guide/ openings 8 on through the member runner 5 by means ofscrews 9 is a face plate 10 which longitudinally of the member 5 has on one side an outward curve or hook 11 and near the other end on the opposite side a similar hook 12. To register with the opening or seat 6 in the member 5, this plate 10 has an opening 13 and extending laterally from the opening 13 and over the seats 7, this plate 10 has the extension slots 14. y A. channel or U member 15 has prongs 16 for riveted engagement with openings 17 invention is to provide Mounted on the inner side of this main of plate 10 in assembly therewith. This channel member 15 has central opening 18 for passage of the square shank of bolt 19 therethrough. Bolt 19 may pass through the opening 20 in spring pressed friction resistance bar 21, which is assembled in the opening 13, 14, of the plate 10. A flange or extension 22 on this bar 21 precludes thrusting of the bar 21 outward beyond or through this plate 10. This thrusting of the bar 21 away from the channel 15 is effected by means of flat spring 23 having .opening 24: for the bolt 19 and disposed in the channel 15 toward the bar 21. This bar 21 has a central extension 25 registering with the opening 13.

Through an opening 26 in plate 27 extends this bolt 19 as a pivot hearing. The plate'27 is anchored therewith by washers 28, 29, held in position by nut 30. As so assembled in the unitof the housing of this runner member, this plate 27 has a seat 81 adapted to beengaged by bar 21.

In assembling these units of a runner device in the plane of a sash and parallel to each other, it is only necessary to form recess 32 in the sash and have seats 33 extend therefrom; then by means of screws 34, the plate 27 may be mounted on the sash and the complete runner device is in position. As the sash is thrown out of the plane of the bar 21, 22, said bar pressed by the spring 23, protruding through the recess 13, 14, in the plate 10, is crowded back out of the seat 31. When the sash is again swung into the plane of the ri'mner 5, the spring snaps the bar 21 back into the seat 31 to hold the sash in such plane. When the sash is rocked out of the plane of the runner, the outward thrust given the runner by the bar 21 having the seat 31 effectively frictionally binds the runner to the window frame to preclude any sliding of the tilted window. The runner 5 limits the throw of the sash due to the hooks 11, 12, engaging notches in the plate 27.

There is produced by the structure of this disclosure, a runner for providing a sliding sash with a. pivotal mounting with the slight treatment of forming the recesses 32, 33, and applying plate 27 to the sash stile over said recesses. Short rabbets are also provided for clearance as to the portions 11, 12. This means that all the mechanism is self contained in the runner which may be supplied assembled with the plate 27 for convenient installation, especially for converting jobs already installed.

lVhat is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sash, a runner associated therewith, said runner being provided with a long-itudinally extending seat, a plate having an opening over said seat and mounted upon the runner, a friction member retained with the runner by said plate and yieldably held to protrude through said seat away from the runner, a plate on said sash providing a seat for engagement with the friction member when the runner and sash are aligned. and means pivotally connecting said sash and runner plate.

2. A sash, a runner associated therewith, said runner being provided with a longitudinally extending seat, a plate having an opening over said seat and mounted upon the runner, a friction member retained with the runner by said plate and yieldably held to protrude through said seat away from the runner, said sash having a seat opposing the seat in the runner, a plate upon said sash providing at said seat a recess for engagen'ient with said friction member when the runner and sash are aligned, and a pivot pin connecting said sash plate and runner plate medially of said seats.

3. A sash, a runner associated therewith, a plate on the adjacent stile of said sash, means pivotally connecting said runner to the said plate independently of other connection to the sash, and a yieldable bar housed by said runner, said plate having a seat with which the bar ooacts for yieldably holding the sash in the plane of the runner.

4. A sash, a runner associated therewith, a plate on the adjacent stile of said sash, means pivotally connecting said runner to the said plate independently of other connection to the sash, and a bar and spring about said pivotal connection and housed by the runner with the bar protruding through the plate, said plate having a seat with which the bar yieldably coacts to hold the sash in the plane of the runner.

5. A. runner unit embodying a main member having a central recess, a first plate over said recess and fixed with the main member, a second plate, a pivot pin connection between the plates, said first plate having a recess in register with the first mentioned recess, a bar in the first mentioned recess, and a spring in the main member thrusting the bar to protrude through the first mentioned plate, said second plate having a seat to. be engaged by the bar.

6. The combination with a sash having an elongated seat, of a runner, a pivot pin axially fixed with the sash and movable as to the runner to permit movement of the runner toward and from the sash, said runner having a seat about said pin, a spring in said runner seat anchored by said pin, and a bar about said pin and normally thrust from said runner seat into the sash seat by said spring for yieldably holding the runner as to the sash.

In witness whereof I attix my signature.

HARRY E. BRADNER. 

